I felt an old but familiar urge in my throat. I knew exactly what it was.

"Has something ever gotten you down? Can't lie, so have I! Just haven't shown it at all!

But don't you know, that's not the way, to solve all of your, prob-e-lems?!

I have to say, my life has not been fine, just like used toooo! But now that I seeeee!

I can't give up right away, can't let disappointment take overrrrr! Won't let failure shine through, gotta try harder than before!

Cause now that I see the sunshine of the daaaaaayyyy, I don't want it to go awaaaayyy!" I sang.

"Hey Bon Bon! Has life ever gotten you sad? Has life ever made you wanna give up? Y'know there's a way to make happiness again!

Hi Lyra! have you ever tried so much, but you just can't get it right?

Well don't give up, or her mad, cause that's not the way to solve prob-e-lems!

I can't give up right away, can't let disappointment take overrrr! Won't let failure shine through, gotta try harder than before!

Cause you're all my best frieeeeendsss!" I sat down.

"i just wish I could have... The friends I've wanted for so long....

So now I'm gonna get iiiiiiit!!!

Cause she said- dear Princess Celestia, and she said- it's the honest truth!

I have to say, she said- if that's okay with youuuu.... I can't forget it...

She said- eww my hooves are dirty, or she said- you guys are awesome!!!!

And I've always longed, to say this again...." I took a deep breath.

"CMON EVERYPONY!" I yelled. "I WANNA SEE YOU SMILE!!!!!!" Everybody cheered.

"Because.... I can't give up right away, can't let disappointment take overrrr! Won't let failure shine through, gotta try harder than before!

Yeah I said- I can't give up right away, can't let disappointment take overrrr! Won't let failure shine through, gotta try harder than before!" I lowered my voice.

"gotta try harder than before...."

I stopped singing right near Fluttershy's cottage.

I waved goodbye to everypony and walked down the pathway.

I knocked on the door. No answer. Normally, I would've walked away, not trying.

But today... today was different.

I pushed on the door, which surprisingly opened, but then I remembered there's no lock on her door.

The door creaked as I walked inside.

My hoof steps echoed through the hall. A picture of our friends caught my eye, and another of Angel Bunny.

"Who's there?" A tiny voice asked from the living room. I smiled at the small voice.

"Oh don't worry, your Auntie Pinkie Pie wouldn't hurt you!" I giggled. I rounded the corner and saw Fluttershy with a huge smile on her face.

"Pinkie Pie! I've missed you so much!" Her wings flared open and she flew at me and wrapped me in a bone crushing hug.

I guess I deserved that.

"Looks like you've finally -gasp- learned how to hug like me!" I wheezed.

"Oops, sorry." She said as she let go of me.

"Hey, if you've missed me so much, why haven't you left your house?" I asked.

"Oh, ever since we started to grow distant, I got this terrible feeling that somepony was going to hurt me or something like that!" She cried.

"Now why would you ever think that?" I asked. "Ponyville is like, the safest town ever!" She sighed.

"You're right. I could've at least come to you." She said. "I hope you can forgive me."

"I already have." I said. I opened the door and pointed to it. She smiled and walked outside.

She was immediately greeted by all sorts of animals.

"Oh, I can't believe I've missed out!" Fluttershy beamed. I smiled.

"I don't have much time." I said. "The reins are in my hooves and it's up to me!" I said.

"Huh?" Fluttershy asked.

"Just meet at town square next Tuesday at 4:30!" I said before I ran off.

I waved to everypony on my way to Sweet Apple Acres.

Once I reached the gates, I swallowed hard.

"Here it goes..." I muttered as I walked down the dirt road.

As I was looking around, I bumped into somepony in front of me.

"Oof!" I fell backwards. I rubbed my head as I looked up. "Oh, hey Big Mac!" I said.

"Eeyup." He said.

"Seen Applejack?" I asked.

His expression changed from calm to worried. He pointed towards one of the orchards.

"Over there." He said. "G'luck talkn' to the gal."

"Thanks!" I said cheerfully.

I bounced past him as I started humming a happy tune.

As I neared the orchard, I heard the familiar thwacking against trees. I looked around and spotted an orange earth pony with a hat. I ran over.

"Applejack!" I shouted as I ran over.

She didn't reply. She didn't even make it noticeable that I was there.

"Applejack!" I said a little bit louder.

Now I understood what Big Mac was talking about.

I walked up to her and waved my hoof in her face. She still didn't answer. I had to take it to desperate measures.

As she brought up her hind legs to buck the tree, I pushed my fore hooves against her back, knocking her over.

"Woah!" She mumbled as she toppled over. She shook her head and scratched her neck.

She looked up.

"P-Pinkie Pie!" She shouted. "Why'd ya do that?!"

"Well you weren't answering the first time, or the second... or the third." I said. "So I had to her your attention some how!"

"Why are ya here?" She asked.

"I haven't seen you in like, forever, so I wanted to see you, and now I see that you're sad or angry, so... What can I do to turn that frown upside down?!" I said.

"Ah see you haven't changed much." She muttered.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Most of us have changed, ya seem to be exactly the same." She said.

"Ooooohh, well actually, today, I just changed like this again." I said. "Before that I was all sady waddy."

"What in Equestria are ya sad 'bout?" She asked.

"Our friendship between the six of us is like, completely gone, so I'm gonna try to make it better!" I explained.

"Ah don't think anypony can make me happy now." AJ said.

"Why not?" I asked.

"Granny Smith has passed," she said. "She was a very big part of the family."

"AJ, that was over a year and a half ago! You have to move on!" I said.

"Ah don't think so." She said.

"Sometimes, your not sure what your friends are capable of!" I said.

"What on earth have you been reading?" She asked.

"Just an old purple journal." I said.

"Oh." She said.

"Applejack, you're the one who said we'd always be connected by the elements," I said. "What happened?"

"We aren't connected to the elements anymore!" She shouted. "And anyways, we haven't used them in almost three years."

"But we are still connected!" I argued. "Don't you still believe in your friends?" I asked.

"Ah do, but ah just don't believe ah'll ever see half of them again!" She said.

"But we will." I said. "Meet in town square, next Tuesday at 4:30!" I said before I ran away.

Once I reached the town again, I frowned.

"Now I have to get a hold of a Wonderbolt, a princess, and a fashion star." I mumbled.

I decided to find Rarity first, since she was coming to Canterlot the next day. Then, since Twilight's in Canterlot, I'll go to her next. Then I'd go to Fillydelphia, where the Wonderbolts were preforming on Dashie's birthday.

I almost jumped up and down with excitement on how well this all worked out.

But now, I had to get some well deserved sleep on the train to Canterlot.

Author's Note

This is just the start of Pinkie's amazing be-my-friend-again-adventure!

Oh yeah, that song, just put it into any tune you want because it's not a real song.....